Window Under Water by Jen M

Here's my entry entitled "Window Under Water".   It finishes at 21" x 22".   

For this Tune in to Texture challenge, I saw lots of patterns, but really wanted to focus on an actual texture, rather than a visual pattern.    So I was thinking of textures that have been interesting to me and I kept coming back to the corals that we used to have when we had saltwater reef tanks.

I did not want to try to do a reef quilt through glass, though, how it is seen in the home - I was shooting more for the look of what you would see in a boat looking through the water. 

So, I decided to do a faux chenille technique, but using various sweater parts for the middle layers of the stack.   So, I chopped up some pinks and blues and teals and layered 2 layers of sweaters - then I topped it with a medium blue cotton.   I stitched my rows in a sloppy manner to mimic the undulation of the surface of a calmish ocean.   Then I cut the top 3 layers, serged around the edges and popped it into the washer and dryer.   

I was happy with the result from the washing and then went further to use sweater segments to bind - which turned out kinda like a tube coral.  

I create in Madison, WI. 

Thanks! 

--Jen M